New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-26
A VOTE on TIE CROSBY ELL.
ITS CONSIDERATION MUCH IMPEDED.

DEMOCRATS RUMsELLFRs AND PROiIEiTioNisls
AGREE-sIx REPUBLICANS AGAINST THE BILL
tFroM THE REGULAR CoRREsro"nENt oF THE TRihuNk.'
ALBANY. Feb. 2J.-FredeIck A. Wheeler, the
chairman Of the Prohibition State Committee was IN
high good huInor to-day, "a he walked through the
capital the Crosby NewYork and Brooklyn High
License bill having narrowly escaped bad treatment at
the hands of the As emby. The Democratic As
semblymen hunz themselves man, in the path OF
the BILL vndicating the reputation OF their pat the
wnIskey dealers own. IL was expected that they
would AID the liquor dealers by impeding the bill but
not that they would reveal their alliance with the
PIohi biti0nists in deadly oppo un 10 the measure
The bill was reported iayorably by the Repnbiiean
majority OF the Excise Committee The Democratic
members of the committee to all appearances remained
away from Yesterdays meeting OF the committee,
knowing that final action would be taken on the
measure. This done with view OF complaining
that they had not been consulted about the report.
Assemblyman Longey, OF Brooklyn. Democratic
member OF the committee, promptly put iorwaro this
| excuse tor opposing tho bill. He inquired with a
great show OF indignation why the Republican mem
bers OF the committee had acted on the measure at
moment when the Democrats were not present Mr..
Brundage. the Republican chairman explained that
notice had been given to every OF the meet
ing Mr.. Erwin then came TO Mr. Brundages aid.
Sand he:
of the committee attended that meeting. Only one
Democrat nearthe commute room at all fnd when
| LIE saw that a quorum coming together aud a
meeting would be held he made himself II
looks though the Democrats not acting ia good
iaitn hen thev nsinuate that advantage was taken
of their absence to pass the bill The ruth is Dir
Speaker, the Democracy doesn't know what high
License bill Is. They don't want any high license
law any other law to regu ate the liquor traihc
Let drag this bill into the Assembly and consider
1t The people OF this State are III favor OF high
license. they want this bill passed.
Mr. Longley moved that the bill be referred back to
the Excise Committee. The vote yeas 81. NAYS,
90, as follows:
Yeas bennington, Brennan Burke Bush. Cantor,
Collins Conover, Cutter, Dalton, Dcvereux, Dickey,
Farrell, Gallagher, Gogerich Gicss. German, Ora
Hines, sIIornridge,. ives, Kenny Kunnzeman Lang
being Longley, Martin, Maurer Maxwell. McAdam,
Mccain, Mcintyre. McKeDna, Mclaughlin, McMahon
Moore, Mulry, Power, Reeves, Reitz, saxton, Shea
Sheehan Smith CHARLES, Wafer Wempie' "inne-
OIL
Nays-Ainsworth. Arnold, Babcock, Baker, Bates,
Brundage Cole, C0nnell. Crosby, Curtis, Davis Is.
H., Edison, Eldridge, Emory, Erwin, Fort, Frost
Grifien, Hamilton Hogeboom, Horton, Howe, inger-
soil, johnson, Kimbail, Latiper Leete, Maoie Man
Pierce, Platt Porter Prime, Rea, Robinson, Saxton,
| Smith Martini Smith Robert H., Stacey, Taylor lis
dale, Thompson A. s., Thomson ID. L. Vsndemark,
| White, YOungmAn, Husted-52
| Only six Republican AsseInblymen voted with the
Democrats to mint the bill. These were Charles
Smith, OF New-YOrk; Maxwell, OF Ulster County
Maurer OF Rochester; H9ll, of Utica: Gallagher, OF
Buffalo, and Reitz OF Brooklyn. The friends OF the
measure hope that Mcssrs. Maurer, Hall and Gala
CHER will be persuaded vet 10 vote tor It, In view OF
the that the cities they represent are not affected
| by the bill -
| Mr.. Crosby afterward attempted TO have the bill
a special order for next Thursday, but owing TO
the absence OF many Republicans, the tniled
to get the requisite twothirds majority il did not
even get ma ory some of the men W no bad voted
for the bin previously having lett the Assembly Chan
Der. fifty-two votes cast against the motion
and only forty nine for 1t.